What is Bonty?
1.
Slang northern term for a bonfire
Hoy the guy on the bonty!
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2.
a really fit swarthy bloke - usually someone who does physical work (eg. builder or one of those abseiling window cleaners)- who you prefer when silent and brooding than smiling or talking
"There was this really bonty bloke in the pub last night"
"oooh..bonteeey"
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